Obituaries

Orna Porat, a German convert to Judaism who became a grande dame of Israeli theater, died at the...

(JTA)—Theodore Bikel, an actor and folk singer who was recognized in 1997 with a Lifetime...

Virginia Beach —Gertrude (Trudy) K. Rosenblatt, 93, passed away on July 18, 2015. She was born in...

Norfolk —Virginia Evett Rosen, 90, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 in Beth Sholom Home. She was a...

Washington , D.C.—Dr. Sally Rose Rogers, PhD in Classics, died Monday July 20, 2015. Sally was...

Norfolk —Nancy Nordlinger Nusbaum died peacefully on August 3, 2015 at her home. Born on April 14,...

Virginia Beach —Robert L. “Bob” Mandell, 92, of Richmond, Va., passed away on July 27, 2015. He...

Virginia Beach —Seth Allen Littman, 39, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. He was born in...

Norfolk —Rose G. Jacobson passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 in the comfort of her home. Born...

Virginia Beach —Shirley Saunders Hurwitz, 95, passed away on July 22 at The Terrace. A native of...

Norfolk —Barbara Broudy Howie passed away unexpectedly in her sleep at her home on Sunday, July...

Virginia Beach —Linda Mayer Gissen, Loving and compassionate mother, grandmother and friend, died...

Virginia Beach —Herbert Lewis Bregman, PE, 91, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2015. A...

Burt Shavitz, the Jewish beekeeper and co-founder of the Burt’s Bees cosmetics company, has died....

Virginia Beach —Harry Sterling, 99, Holocaust survivor, Jewish educator, cantor, passed away...

Portsmouth — Blanche Dubins Lipman passed away on June 30, 2015 at Churchland House in Portsmouth....

NORFOLK—Selma Leach, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, with her family by her...

Norfolk — Sylvia Karlin Gould, 97, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015. She was a lifelong resident...

Norfolk — Willie Chernitzer, 90, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, July 1,...

Bonna Devora Haberman, the founder of Women of the Wall, a group pressing for egalitarian prayer...